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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAJ'ESTY, n. [L. majestas, from the root of magis, major, more, greater.]
1. Greatness of appearance; dignity; grandeur; dignity of aspect or manner; the quality or state of a person or thing which inspires awe or reverence in the beholder; applied with peculiar propriety to God and his works.
Jehovah reigneth; he is clothed with majesty. Psalms 93.
The voice of Jehovah is full of majesty. Psalms 29.
It is applied to the dignity, pomp and splendor of earthly princes.
When he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom--the honor of his excellent majesty many days-- ESther 1.
2. Dignity; elevation of manner.
The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd,
The next in majesty--
3. A title of emperors, kings and queens; as most royal majesty; may it please your majesty. In this sense, it admits of the plural; as, their majesties attended the concert.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: impressiveness in scale or proportion [syn: stateliness, majesty, loftiness]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Middle English maieste, from Anglo-French majesté, from Latin majestat-, majestas; akin to Latin major greater Date: 14th century 1. sovereign power, authority, or dignity 2. — used in addressing or referring to reigning sovereigns and their consorts <Your Majesty> <Her Majesty's Government> 3. a. royal bearing or aspect ; grandeur b. greatness or splendor of quality or character

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -ies) 1 impressive stateliness, dignity, or authority, esp. of bearing, language, the law, etc. 2 a royal power. b (Majesty) part of several titles given to a sovereign or a sovereign's wife or widow or used in addressing them (Your Majesty; Her Majesty the Queen Mother). 3 a picture of God or Christ enthroned within an aureole. Phrases and idioms: Her (or His) Majesty's part of the title of several State institutions (Her Majesty's Stationery Office). Etymology: ME f. OF majesté f. L majestas -tatis (as MAJOR)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Majesty Maj"es*ty, n.; pl. Majesties. [OE. magestee, F. majest['e], L. majestas, fr. an old compar. of magnus great. See Major, Master.] The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns. The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty. --Ps. xciii. 1. No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of great state with more dignity and grace. --Macaulay. 2. Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert. In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles V.] now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the title of Majesty, and required it from his subjects as a mark of respect. Before that time all the monarchs of Europe were satisfied with the appellation of Highness or Grace. --Robertson. 3. Dignity; elevation of manner or style. --Dryden.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Apostolic Ap`os*tol"ic, Apostolical Ap`os*tol"ic*al, a. [L. apostolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. apostolique.] 1. Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times, or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the apostolic age. 2. According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles; as, apostolic faith or practice. 3. Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal. Apostolical brief. See under Brief. Apostolic canons, a collection of rules and precepts relating to the duty of Christians, and particularly to the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second and third centuries. Apostolic church, the Christian church; -- so called on account of its apostolic foundation, doctrine, and order. The churches of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem were called apostolic churches. Apostolic constitutions, directions of a nature similar to the apostolic canons, and perhaps compiled by the same authors or author. Apostolic fathers, early Christian writers, who were born in the first century, and thus touched on the age of the apostles. They were Polycarp, Clement, Ignatius, and Hermas; to these Barnabas has sometimes been added. Apostolic king (or majesty), a title granted by the pope to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the founder of the royal line. It is now a title of the emperor of Austria in right of the throne of Hungary. Apostolic see, a see founded and governed by an apostle; specifically, the Church of Rome; -- so called because, in the Roman Catholic belief, the pope is the successor of St. Peter, the prince of the apostles, and the only apostle who has successors in the apostolic office. Apostolical succession, the regular and uninterrupted transmission of ministerial authority by a succession of bishops from the apostles to any subsequent period. --Hook.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(majesties) 1. You use majesty in expressions such as Your Majesty or Her Majesty when you are addressing or referring to a King or Queen. His Majesty requests your presence in the royal chambers... N-VOC: poss N; PRON; poss PRON [politeness] 2. Majesty is the quality of being beautiful, dignified, and impressive. ...the majesty of the mainland mountains.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Grandeur, dignity, stateliness, loftiness. 2. Dignity, elevation, loftiness.

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